MICHELIN Guide New York City 'Bib Gourmand' List Swells to 114 Restaurants for 2012

NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Though the full selection of the MICHELIN Guide New York City 2012 won't be available for another week, Michelin announced today that 114 New York City restaurants have been included in the 2012 "Bib Gourmand" category. Bib Gourmand selections are restaurants serving two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less (tax and gratuity not included).

While the Michelin stars remain the most celebrated designation in the MICHELIN Guide, Bib Gourmand is a highly desired distinction among restaurateurs. In fact, the goal of inspectors is to provide comprehensive choices to accommodate the readers' comfort, tastes and budget. Introduced in 1997, the Bib Gourmand symbol depicts the head of the Michelin Man, which indicates an inspector's favorites for good value.

The 2012 Bib Gourmand 114 selections include these restaurants:

al Bustan

Andy's Seafood & Grill

Apizz

Aroma Kitchen & Wine Bar

Ayada

Baci & Abbracci

Bahari estiatorio

Beyoglu

Bianca

Bistro 33

Bohemian

Boqueria

Bread & Tulips

Buttermilk Channel

Char No. 4

Cho Dang Gol

Clinton St. Baking Company

Co Ba

Congee Village

Coppelia

Crispo

DBGB Kitchen & Bar

Dim Sum Go Go

Diner

Dirt Candy

Do or Dine

Ed's Lobster Bar

Egg

El Parador

El Paso Taqueria

Emporio

Fatty Crab

Fatty 'Cue

Frankies 457 Spuntino

Franny's

Garden Court Cafe

General Greene (The)

Gennaro

Golden Unicorn

Good Fork (The)

Great Sichuan

HanGawi

Hecho en Dumbo

Hill Country Chicken

Hunan House

Hunan Kitchen of Grand Sichuan

Hung Ry

'inoteca e Liquori Bar

J.G. Melon

Jack the Horse

Jaiya

Jean Claude

Katz's

Keste Pizza & Vino

Kif

L'Ecole

Les Halles

Lil' Frankie's

Little Pepper

Lupa

M & T

Mapo Tofu

Marlow & Sons

Meatball Shop (The)

Mercato

Mesa Coyoacan

Mile End

Miss Mamie's Spoonbread Too

Momofuku Noodle Bar

Momofuku Ssam Bar

Momokawa

Northern Spy Food Co.

Nyonya

OBAO

Oriental Garden

Park Avenue Bistro

Paulie Gee's

Perry Street

Phoenix Garden

Piccola Cucina

Prime Meats

Prune

Quinto Quarto

Robataya

Roberta's

Rubirosa

Rye

Salt & Fat

Saravanaas

Seo

Sette Enoteca & Cucina

Shalezeh

Sip Sak

Snack

Soba-Ya

South China Garden

Supper

Surya

Szechuan Gourmet

Taco Taco

Tanoreen

Tra Di Noi

Traif

Turkish Kitchen

Uva

Uvarara

Vida

Vinegar Hill House

Wild Edibles

World Tong

Zabb Elee (East Village)

Zabb Elee (Queens)

zero otto nove

Zoma

To celebrate its seventh year in New York, readers can start enjoying the MICHELIN Guide Bib Gourmands in advance of the Oct. 5 on-sale date. MICHELIN inspectors share insights from their many inspections via Twitter at @MichelinGuideNY. For more information on the Michelin inspectors and their methodology, please visit www.MichelinGuide.com.

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